Data Backup Manager

Backup, export, and manage game data for the Babylon.js first-person game.

Quick Start

Create timestamped backup

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
mkdir -p backups/$TIMESTAMP
cp -r public/data backups/$TIMESTAMP/
echo "Backup created: backups/$TIMESTAMP"

List all backups

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
ls -lht backups/

Restore from latest backup

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
LATEST=$(ls -t backups/ | head -1)
cp -r backups/$LATEST/data/* public/data/
echo "Restored from: $LATEST"

Backup Operations

Backup specific data type

# Backup maps only
cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
mkdir -p backups/$TIMESTAMP
cp -r public/data/maps backups/$TIMESTAMP/

# Backup NPCs only
cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
mkdir -p backups/$TIMESTAMP
cp -r public/data/npcs backups/$TIMESTAMP/

Create compressed backup

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
tar -czf backups/backup_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz public/data
echo "Compressed backup: backup_$TIMESTAMP.tar.gz"

Export as JSON

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
# Pretty print all JSON files
for file in public/data/**/*.json; do
  echo "Formatting: $file"
  node -e "console.log(JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('$file')), null, 2))" > "$file.tmp" && mv "$file.tmp" "$file"
done

Data Validation

Check JSON validity

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
for file in public/data/**/*.json; do
  echo -n "Checking $file: "
  node -e "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('$file'))" && echo "✓ Valid" || echo "✗ Invalid"
done

Count data files

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
echo "Maps: $(find public/data/maps -name '*.json' | wc -l)"
echo "NPCs: $(find public/data/npcs -name '*.json' | wc -l)"
echo "Events: $(find public/data/events -name '*.json' | wc -l)"
echo "Investigations: $(find public/data/investigations -name '*.json' | wc -l)"

Restore Operations

Restore from specific backup

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
# List available backups first
ls -1 backups/

# Restore from chosen backup (replace BACKUP_NAME)
BACKUP_NAME="20250117_143000"
cp -r backups/$BACKUP_NAME/data/* public/data/
echo "Restored from: $BACKUP_NAME"

Restore specific file

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
LATEST=$(ls -t backups/ | head -1)
cp backups/$LATEST/data/maps/world.json public/data/maps/
echo "Restored world.json from: $LATEST"

Best Practices

1. Backup before major changes: Always create backup before editing data
2. Use timestamps: Makes it easy to track when backups were created
3. Validate JSON: Check JSON validity after editing
4. Regular backups: Create backups at end of work sessions
5. Test restores: Periodically test that backups work
6. Version control: Backups complement git, don't replace it

Cleanup

Remove old backups (keep last 10)

cd /home/gianfiorenzo/Documents/Vs\ Code/babylon_fp
ls -t backups/ | tail -n +11 | xargs -I {} rm -rf backups/{}
echo "Cleaned up old backups"